{"id":897,"date":"2018-05-19T14:55:23","date_gmt":"2018-05-19T14:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/?p=897"},"modified":"2018-05-20T15:56:12","modified_gmt":"2018-05-20T15:56:12","slug":"dont-be-afraid-of-the-light-and-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/dont-be-afraid-of-the-light-and-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t be afraid of the Light and Dark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Time will come,<br \/>\nmy beloved child,<br \/>\nwhen you choose<br \/>\nto not suffer where<br \/>\nLight and Dark<br \/>\nare dancing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The black and white lotus flowers within the mandala represent the Light and the Dark, the Yin and the Yang.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/babaylan-mandala-lotus-flowers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-901 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/babaylan-mandala-lotus-flowers-1024x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/babaylan-mandala-lotus-flowers-1024x207.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/babaylan-mandala-lotus-flowers-300x61.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/babaylan-mandala-lotus-flowers-768x155.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/babaylan-mandala-lotus-flowers-1080x218.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When the Light and Dark dance in our lives we tend to be afraid, hurt&#8230; we suffer.<\/p>\n<p>But what if you could actually choose to not suffer?<br \/>\nOf course only the saints and the enlightened ones know how to do this.<\/p>\n<p>The best we can do is breath when we&#8217;re in the unbearable Light.<br \/>\n<em>adjust your eyes to the brightness&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;or suffering as we walk through the Valley of Darkness.<br \/>\n<em>look up, and use the stars to guide you!!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Through all this we are still connected<br \/>\nto amazing forces that are there for us<br \/>\nand will answer if we call out.<\/p>\n<p>The answer is never what we expect,<br \/>\nbut is always what we need.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to be afraid of the Dark.<br \/>\nThe Light and the Dark are dancing<br \/>\nwithin and all around us.<\/p>\n<p>Night and Day, sun and moon,<br \/>\nstars against velvety darkness&#8230;<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s no real need to suffer.<\/p>\n<p>This is what I&#8217;m learning&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>it&#8217;s all Love, my dear. It&#8217;s all Love.<\/p>\n<p>~Omehra Sigahne<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/no-suffering-where-light-and-dark-dance-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-914\" src=\"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/no-suffering-where-light-and-dark-dance-1-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"no suffering where light and dark dance - Omehra Sigahne - Babaylan Mandala\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/no-suffering-where-light-and-dark-dance-1-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/no-suffering-where-light-and-dark-dance-1-768x960.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/no-suffering-where-light-and-dark-dance-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/no-suffering-where-light-and-dark-dance-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/babaylanmandala-blog-feature-image-lightdark-square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-898\" src=\"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/babaylanmandala-blog-feature-image-lightdark-square-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Symbols of Light and Dark | Babaylan Mandala\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/babaylanmandala-blog-feature-image-lightdark-square-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/babaylanmandala-blog-feature-image-lightdark-square-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/babaylanmandala-blog-feature-image-lightdark-square-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/babaylanmandala-blog-feature-image-lightdark-square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/babaylanmandala-blog-feature-image-lightdark-square-1080x1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;life coach&#8221; global_module=&#8221;818&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/shutterstock_20316_S-cropped.jpg&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a2dee5&#8243; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row global_parent=&#8221;818&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text global_parent=&#8221;818&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;CTA &#8211; information about life coaching services&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;m the\u00a0artist of the <em>Babaylan Mandala<\/em> and a visual designer.\u00a0I&#8217;m also a mentor and life coach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I\u00a0love working with deeply creative people who are keenly intuitive and intelligent, seeking\u00a0not only gnosis, but also their higher purpose and ways to serve others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifelightlove.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.lifelightlove.com<\/a> to find out more about\u00a0working\u00a0with me as your life coach.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;] Time will come, my beloved child, when you choose to not suffer where Light and Dark are dancing. &nbsp; The black and white lotus flowers within the mandala represent the Light and the Dark, the Yin and the Yang. 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